su kahumbu - bio-landbau in der praxis: beispiele aus kenia
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Su Kahumbu, Bio-Bäuerin und Unternehmerin, Nairobi Workshop Kurswechsel Landwirtschaft / Rio+20 am 31. Januar 2012 in BernTRANSCRIPT
Information creating Impact
Su Kahumbu StephanouSu Kahumbu StephanouGreen Dreams TECH Ltd
www.iCow.co.ke
Fresh produce on the highway
Biovision Farmer Communication ( )Program (FCP)
The Organic Farmer Magazine TOF
Evidence in the fieldsEvidence in the fields
www.infonet‐biovision.org
Interesting StatsInteresting StatsTh b f i t t i Af i h i d f 4 5• The number of internet users in Africa has increased from 4.5 million in 2000 (0.6%) to 110 million (10.9%) in 2010.
• AfDB, ‘The Middle of the Pyramid: Dynamics of the Middle Class in Africa’, Market Brief (April 2011) and http://www internetworldstats com/stats htm (accessed 10 5 2011)http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm (accessed 10.5.2011)
• In Kenya, 99% of all internet subscribers accessed the internet from a mobile in 2009.
• World Economic Forum The Global Information Technology Report 2010 2011 (2011) p 71• World Economic Forum, The Global Information Technology Report 2010‐2011 (2011), p.71.
• Developing nations account for 80% of all new mobile subscriptions worldwide.
• World Economic Forum The Global Information Technology Report 2010 2011 (2011) p xiv• World Economic Forum, The Global Information Technology Report 2010‐2011 (2011), p.xiv.
• In 2010 there were an estimated 5.28bn mobile handsets in the world; 3.84bn of them in the developing world (67.6 per 100 population) vs 1 43bn developed world (116 1 per 100100 population) vs. 1.43bn developed world (116.1 per 100 population). There were 333m in Africa.
• http://www.itu.int/ITU‐D/ict/statistics/at_glance/KeyTelecom.html
P ki t K d I d i h d 100% bil• Pakistan, Kenya and Indonesia have surpassed 100% mobile penetration within the 20‐29 year old demographic.
• http://ndn.org/blog/2010/09/mobile‐youth‐developing‐world (accessed 10.5.2011)
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• In India approx. 20 million new mobile phone subscribers sign up every month, nearly one‐g p y ythird of them in rural areas.
• World Economic Forum, The Global Information Technology Report 2010‐2011 (2011), p.80.
iCow is an innovative information platform accessed primarily via mobile telephony. p y p y
Delivering pertinent & timely information.Delivering pertinent & timely information.
An eco‐system of agribusiness actorsAn eco‐system of agribusiness actors.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
KENY
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VESTOCK PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION
iCow Achievements to date
82%Retention 37
4 500
Retention rate
counties
4,500Agricultural Service 56%Providers
42% Increased
56%Increased
milk Increasedincomes
production 1.5‐3 ltsPer cow!
Other gainsOther gains
d d f f d d k l d f• Reduced cost of feed due to knowledge on farm production
• Increased markets for livestock and their by products
• Increased customers reported by AI providers• Reduction of animal mortality and diseaseReduction of animal mortality and disease• Preservation of feed for future use• Increased production of fodder• Increased production of fodder• Healthier livestock
